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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The formula worked well for the Kansas City Royals all season: Get a lead late and let the bullpen hold it. It worked to perfection Tuesday night. Pinch runner Jarrod Dyson scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, and Kansas City's shutdown bullpen held the Baltimore Orioles hitless the final four innings as the Royals earned a 2-1 victory to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the American League Championship Series. The Royals earned their seventh consecutive postseason win, matching the Colorado Rockies' run to open the 2007 playoffs. One more Kansas City win would seal the best-of-seven series and send the Royals to the World Series. "None of...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The formula worked well for the Kansas City Royals all season: Get a lead late and let the bullpen hold it.
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Pinch runner Jarrod Dyson scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, and Kansas...

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